The apartment is very lovely and spacious. It is in a quiet cul-de-sac, which makes for very peaceful evenings/mornings. There is some on-going construction next door, but the noise is only during the day time, and it's not too bad at that. It has a huge balcony area, although the view is blocked due to a covered scaffolding directly opposite of the balcony. There is a nice wooden coffee table and chair set, which we really enjoyed using.
Tip: our Food Panda kept getting lost for some reason. Perhaps FoodPanda needs to update their map data! Anyway, after some trial and error, we used our neighbour's address (Paper Plane studio) and got our deliveries that way. Strangely, Grab and EMS didn't have any issues with deliveries.
Pros:
- Very spacious with lots of room. It does not feel cramped for space at all, unlike some fancier condos on Sukhumvit road! Plenty of room for your things and to move about. Very family friendly.
- Large bedroom with big closet space, leading out to the balcony.
- Quiet neighbourhood. The neighbourhood is in a cul-de-sac, so there isn't any through traffic. As a result, in general, the area was very peaceful and quiet.
- Just a short 10 minute walk to the Ekkamai BTS station.
- Nice big TV and living room area in general.
- Large kitchen with toaster, utensils, etc.
Cons:
- No elevator, so we had to physically carry our luggage to the 3rd floor. The listing mentions that there are no elevators, so this is not really a con, but more of an understood trade off.
- Some cockroaches in the kitchen which come out at night. We did notify the owner asking if pest control could be applied, but didn't get a response.
- Only 1 set of key and key card. The key card is used to open the outside gate, and also to turn on the lights, AC, tv, etc in the apartment. Having only 1 key card was a problem for us. For one, every time we went outside to pick up food/grocery deliveries, we had to remove the key card, thereby turning off lights/tv/ac in the apartment. Also, sometimes we went out but our mom stayed at home. When we returned, she'd have to come downstairs to open the gate for us. Unfortunately, the owner couldn't provide us with an extra set of key + key card. Having said that, if you're just a single person or couple that is together all the time, then this isn't a huge con.